medwe
Middle English
Alternative forms
- medewe, medo, medou, medow, medowe, medu, medue, middow, mydow, mydwe
Etymology
From the oblique forms of Old English mǣd, mēd, from Proto-Germanic *mēdwō. Doublet of mede (“meadow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛːdwə/, /ˈmɛːdɔu̯/, /ˈmɛːdiu̯/, /ˈmɛd-/
- (From Anglian mēd) IPA(key): /ˈmeːd-/, /ˈmid-/
Noun
medwe (plural medwes)
- meadow, clearing
- Synonym: mede
Descendants
- English: meadow
- Scots: meeda
References
- “mē̆dwe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.